DOCUMENTATION OF GOOD PRACTICES

Form No. DGP-PMED-FM024 Version No. 01 Effectivity Date: January 26, 2021

Title of Good Practice : Using PPDP Strategies to Address Special Population

Group Needs in San Jose City, Province of Bataan, and
Province of Zambales
Main PPMP Component : Special Population Groups

1. CONTEXT/RATIONALE
Among those who are not able to receive services provided for by the public
sector are the special population groups which are highly affected in the
COVID-19 pandemic. Composed of the elderly, persons with disabilities,
indigenous peoples, people deprived of liberty, and people who belong to the
informal economy, these special population groups also have specific needs aside
from basic services provided for by the government and are most often neglected
due to the lack of data gathering and analysis particularly in the community level.

Given this, the Commission on Population and Development – Region III

conducted a series of orientations on the Philippine Population and Development
Program including specific strategies such as the Demographic Vulnerabilities
Assessment Tool, the Registry of Barangay Inhabitants and Migrants, and others.
These capacity building activities led to local initiatives catering to special
population groups’ needs through provision of population-related services on
RPFP and AHD.

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

POPCOM – Region III aimed to:
a. Capacitate San Jose City, Province of Bataan, and Province of Zambales on the
PPDP through local population offices
b. Highlight among local population offices the role to address the needs of
special population groups in respective communities
c. Capacitate the LGUs to utilize the data gathered for proper implementation of
services and possible assistance necessary in the time of COVID-19, and
d. Capacitate the LGUs to provide appropriate PPDP-related services to the SPGs
identified in the community

3. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES OR INTERVENTIONS

The said initiative was a result of the series of orientations on PPDP, the DVT,
RBIM, and others provided by POPCOM - Region III initiated in 2020 and
continuously conducted in 2021, capacitating all local population offices in
Central Luzon, stressing on the importance of addressing the needs of SPGs in
such times.

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As such, the following have been implemented by local population offices in

2021 alone:

A. San Jose City conducted the following activities:

a. Profiling of all households per barangay (including household size and
house specifications)
b. Orientation with the City Offices and Barangay Officials to use data for
planning purposes
c. Provision of COVID-19-related assistance and proper vaccination
allocation for the elderly
d. Conduct of appropriate RPFP/AHD orientations and provision of
appropriate services among the elderly, indigenous peoples, people
deprived of liberty, and people belonging to informal economies
identified through profiling conducted by the local population office

B. The Province of Bataan conducted the following activities:

a. Capacity Building on RBIM among its municipalities
b. Data Collection and Analysis
c. Conduct of appropriate RPFP/AHD orientations and provision of
appropriate services for the elderly and indigenous peoples identified
through the RBIM

C. The Province of Zambales conducted the following activities:

a. Data collection and analysis per municipality
b. Conduct of PPMP/PPDP Orientation with municipal decision-makers
c. Conduct of Appropriate RPFP/AHD and provision of appropriate
services for the elderly, indigenous peoples, and people belonging to
informal economies identified through data collection

For 2021 alone, a total of 2,750 individuals (1,868 females and 882 males)
were provided population-related services or have participated in
population-related activities through the above-mentioned strategies, because
the above-mentioned local population offices were able to reach 694 senior
citizens (451 females, 243 males), 435 Indigenous peoples’ community
members (240 females, 195 males), 1,455 people belonging to informal
economy (1,164 females, 291 males), and 166 people deprived of liberty (13
females, 153 males).

4. RESULTS OF THE GOOD PRACTICE

The good practices of the LGUs in using PPDP Strategies to address special
population group needs in San Jose City, Province of Bataan, and Province of
Zambales resulted not only to data availability of special population groups, but
also in highlighting the needs of these groups and the importance of providing
these needs not only among the SPGs but most importantly among local
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decision-makers in the community. These initiatives also provided an avenue

for the local population offices to promote the PPMP/PPDP in their respective
communities, highlighting the significance of the program in addressing
peoples’ needs in reaching sustainable development in the locality, and the
interconnections of RPFP, AHD, and POPDEV strategies in addressing these
needs. Furthermore, the presence of local executive orders and budget
allocation particularly for San Jose and municipalities in the province of Bataan
establishing the strategies and providing funds thereof, and the local
decision-makers’ consideration of data outputs of the three local population
offices ensured the sustainability of the strategies and the recommended
approaches.

5. LESSONS LEARNED
Most insights and lessons focused on the circumstances brought by the
pandemic. Challenges included the limitations and restrictions particularly on
data-gathering. These were addressed by practicing minimum health standards
during the profiling/data collection, orientations, and provision of RPFP
information. However, the local population offices’ efforts on this good practice
showed the significance of PPDP in the SPG concerns of each community.

6. FURTHER READINGS
● San Jose City:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BeUqNgIoS-f1IFoO6M9k1_ExlT27zL0g?usp=sharing

● Zambales:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/147V8k7W2hr3lIRvkA8e8lCfLCOxeAxd9?usp=sharin
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● Bataan:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19cxuak__kB5rDJCuBHornao6xRjoX3sm?usp=sharin
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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ALbLdwJfEkPD1G6mEIEuU5PbuCEZodnT?usp=shari
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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JeGMc9DsfmqWMo22JKb4jGv5Ef1qV_KH?usp=sha
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Prepared by: Reviewed/Endorsed by:

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ADREAL DENVER C. MONTERONA LOURDES P. NACIONALES

Planning Officer IV Regional Director

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